,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aig #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cdbf
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bdj ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ae1 #bjbe,mr4 ,shreve 7for himself and 
,ms4 ,norton7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,september #h1         
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to limit the construction
 of new courthouses under certain       
circumstances1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,courthouse ,affordability and  
,space ,efficiency 7,,case7 ,act of     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,reducing costs related to  
courthouses  7a7 ,in general ,chapter   
#cc of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1
 as amended by this act1 is further     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ccbj4 ,reducing costs      

related to courthouses  7a7 ,limitation 
on new courthouses ,the ,administrator  
of ,general ,services may not commence  
construction of any new courthouse if-- 
7#a7 construction has not begun on or   
before the date of enactment of this    
section2 and  7#b7 the design and       
construction of the new courthouse fails
 to comply1 at a minimum1 with the      
courtroom sharing requirements described
 in subsection 7b74  7b7 ,courtroom     
sharing requirements defined ,the term  
courtroom sharing requirements means--  
7#a7 in courthouses with #aj or more    
active district judges1 #b courtrooms   
per #c active district judges1 except   
such courthouses may contain not less   
than #i courtrooms for active district  
judges2  7#b7 in courthouses with #c or 
more bankruptcy judges1 #a courtroom per
 #b bankruptcy judges2  7#c7 in         
courthouses with #c or more senior      
district judges1 #a courtroom per #b    
senior district judges2 and  7#d7 in    
courthouses with #c or more magistrate  

judges1 #a courtroom per #b magistrate  
judges4  7c7 ,united ,states ,courts    
,design ,guide ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
section1 the ,design ,guide for         
courthouses shall be updated to         
incorporate courtroom sharing           
requirements to the maximum extent      
practicable4  7d7 ,utilization ,if a new
 courthouse will add capacity in the    
inventory of the ,general ,services     
,administration1 existing space in the  
same courthouse complex must be fully   
utilized or relinquished from the       
inventory of the ,general ,services     
,administration4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #cc 
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ccbj4 ,reducing costs      
related to courthouses4  4  ,september  
#h1 #bjbe;,committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed